Suburbicon

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Suburbicon

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Released Oct 27, 2017

1h 45m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic, suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns -- the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge must navigate the town's dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit and violence.

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Critics Consensus

A disappointing misfire for director George Clooney, Suburbicon attempts to juggle social satire, racial commentary, and murder mystery -- and ends up making a mess of all three.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

You know what they say about the road to hell. Here the good intentions are so compromised they scarcely merit the description.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 1, 2017

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

A strong cast and talented director never make the whole add up.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 27, 2017

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Clooney, what on earth were you thinking?

Rated: 2/5

Nov 26, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The most dazzling trait of "Suburbicon" is the inanimate. Anything living and organic is witless and half-baked.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 31, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Damon, Moore, Jupe, and Isaac are all excellent, though their performances have been sunk by the uneven script and Clooney's inability to replicate the Coens' balance of several playful, sometimes contradictory modes at once.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 17, 2022

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

What a mess.

Jul 21, 2021

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Thomas S

Enjoyable with a few laughs

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Blu B

Not really boring but just not really well put together at all. I'm not sure what Clooney was going for here. A satire on middle class life? the 50's? Racial Relations? A Hitchcock mystery? All of the Above? Regardless it just never comes together at all. It's also very unfocused. Sometimes it's from the perspective of the boy, than the parents, than the racial relations, and sometimes a little of all of it. The music also plays nonstop and is way too overused. It's so boring and gets on your nerves. The lighting in this is very dull and lifeless as well. The acting is alright and is the one thing in this that isn't subpar but no one has any real chemistry. None of the dialouge is that snappy either. There isn't any tension at all in this either but it's somehow never boring either. Skip This. I really don't know what this is.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Dmitriy M

well this is the case when I am totally disagree with critics I liked it pretty much Amazing scenes of riding bicycle or playing ping pong :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Georgan G

3 & 1/4 stars. This unusual film attracted me as I love the Coen brothers' writing. The plot follows hypocrites in their violence, hatred, selfishness & ignorance. The most amusing part was the son walking in on paddling of step-mom/aunt.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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nashawna b

A soup sandwich from beginning to end.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Stoner J

This flick is pretty awesome. Mostly cuz all the right people get the axe in the end, well, minus the kids uncle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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Synopsis

Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic, suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns -- the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge must navigate the town's dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit and violence.

Director: George Clooney
Producer: Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Teddy Schwarzman
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Black Bear Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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